DENTON (UNT), Texas — After being ranked for years by the U.S. Department of State as one of the worst offenders of human trafficking in the world, Israel now scores in the top tier of countries considered to be in full compliance with anti-trafficking standards.

Factors that account for this change and its impact on the region have not been studied extensively until now. Christine Balarezo, a doctoral student of political science at the University of North Texas, has been awarded a 20-month post-doctoral...

For many years, retailers typically began the holiday shopping season by opening their doors early on the day after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, after closing the entire day of Thanksgiving. In 2011, the early openings were taken to a new extreme, when Target, Kohl’s and several other retailers opened at midnight on Friday for the first time. 

But in 2012, Walmart and a few other retailers broke tradition by opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, and this year, at least a dozen major retailers are also opening their stores at that time, in what some critics have dubbed “Black...

What:       University of North Texas alumna Gabriella Draney, co-founder and managing partner of Tech Wildcatters, will speak as part of the UNT College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.

Draney co-founded Tech Wildcatters, a company that helps Dallas technology startups get the resources they need, in 2010, and since then, the compa...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design will next month open ArtSpace Dallas, a gallery that will showcase works of CVAD’s students, faculty and renowned alumni, as well as exhibitions from the internationally acclaimed Texas Fashion Collection.

Located in downtown Dallas, the new gallery will connect the UNT and Dallas arts and civic communities, while providing a venue to promote acclaimed artists who have worked or studied at the university. Innovative in outlook, UNT Artspace Dallas will present experimental, pivotal and breakthrough...

DENTON (UNT), Texas —  Eryn Mascia loves to argue, but not for its own sake. The University of North Texas political science freshman argues for the love of law.

Mascia and partner Kendal Carnley, a senior from Texas Wesleyan University, won the Moot Court Champion title Nov. 2 at an invitational Texas A&M University School of Law tournament sponsored by the Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association. Judges chose them based on their presentation, persuasion, interpretation...

DENTON (UNT), Texas — University of North Texas students with innovative ideas for new businesses — including a company that produces a glossy fashion magazine staffed by UNT students — earned a total of $40,000 in seed money at the New Venture Creation Contest, hosted by the UNT Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship.

Out of 16 business plans presented to judges, four winners were chosen.

First place — $20,000: Method Seven Enterprises LLC,...

DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Cynthia Mohr, chair of the Department of Design in the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design, has been elected as president-elect of the Interior Design Educators Council.

"This honor brings a level of recognition to my work that supports my efforts to expand the programs in CVAD to a global audience," Mohr said.

IDEC is the p...

What: Screening at the University of North Texas of "JFK50: Eyewitness to History" -- A documentary featuring the personal stories of 28 individuals who witnessed the events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing with Hugh Aynesworth, the documentary's interviewer. Sponsored by UNT's Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism and The Dallas Morning News.

When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 (Wednesday)

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What: The One O'Clock Lab Band and Jazz Singers perform Sounds of the Holidays: An Evening with North Texas Jazz. A day prior to the community concert, there will be private performances for Denton ISD schoolchildren as part of a community engagement initiative.

When: 8 p.m. Dec. 7 (Saturday)

Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, 2100 Interstate 35E, in Denton.

Tickets: $3 per person. urchase tickets at the...

What: The Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition — Six teams of 8 students from the University of North Texas College of Business enrolled in the Business Capstone course will present business plans for the best course of action for the future of the Careington International Corporation. Teams will present plans to Careington executives and other experts in the field.

When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 (Saturday)...